Tortoise

Capsule & Supersonic Festival presents Tortoise plus special guests

We’re delighted to welcome Chicago post rock pioneers Tortoise to Birmingham on Saturday 31st October

Tortoise are widely considered one of the most influential music groups of the last 40 years, with a wide-reaching impact on the contemporary music scene. The band, which originally formed in Chicago in 1990, comprises Dan Bitney, John Herndon, Douglas McCombs, John McEntire, and Jeff Parker. Initially hailed as pace-setters of an emergent, cinematic instrumental evolution of alternative rock, the Chicago Tribune called Tortoise’s sound “mood music that refuses to be shoved into the background, as inviting as it is challenging.” Releasing just eight albums since 1990 – including classics like 1996’s Millions Now Living Will Never Die, 1998’s TNT, and 2001’s Standards – Tortoise has steadily and intuitively evolved across its life, creating genreless music that is as timeless as it is ahead of the curve. Now they play Birmingham to support their first album in nine years, Touch, released in October 2025.

Tickets on sale Tuesday 31st March 2pm
Available from https://supersonicfestival.com/event/tortoise